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FZNT27 KNHC 020246
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE NOV 01 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN VEER EASTWARD WED AS STRONG
HIGH PRES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS SE. NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM 29N92W TO
26N97W THU MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH GALE FORCE ON
THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO
MEXICO THU EVENING...THEN WEAKEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE FRI EVENING AND MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT
THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 21N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW 20 TO
30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN
BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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